List of generating stations in Quebec
The following page lists electrical generating stations in Quebec, Canada.
Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through hydropower. The James Bay Project is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16,527 megawatt of power, approximately 40% of the province's peak load. Hydro-Québec, the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province with 59 hydroelectric facilities located across the province, for a total installed capacity of 34,490 MW.
Hydroelectric
Owned by Hydro-Québec
List of hydroelectric generating stations owned and operated by Hydro-Québec Production.| Name | Location | Watershed | Type | Reservoir | Capacity | Units | Head | Commissioned |
| Beauharnois | Saint Lawrence | Run of river | n/a | 1,906 | 38 | 24.39 | 1932–1961 | |
| Beaumont | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 270 | 6 | 37.8 | 1958 | |
| Bersimis-1 | Betsiamites | Reservoir | Pipmuacan Reservoir | 1,178 | 8 | 266.7 | 1956 | |
| Bersimis-2 | Betsiamites | Run of river | n/a | 869 | 5 | 115.83 | 1959 | |
| Brisay | Caniapiscau | Reservoir | Caniapiscau Reservoir | 469 | 2 | 37.5 | 1993 | |
| Bryson | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 56 | 3 | 18.29 | 1925 | |
| Carillon | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 753 | 14 | 17.99 | 1962 | |
| Chelsea | Gatineau | Run of river | n/a | 152 | 5 | 28.35 | 1927 | |
| Chute-Allard | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 62 | 6 | 17.83 | 2008 | |
| Chute-Bell | Rouge | Run of river | n/a | 10 | 2 | 17.8 | 1915–1999 | |
| Chute-Burroughs | Niger | Run of river | n/a | 2 | 1 | 55.17 | 1929 | |
| Chats Falls Generating Station | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 92 | 4 | 16.16 | 1931 | |
| Chute-Hemmings | Saint-François | Run of river | n/a | 29 | 6 | 14.64 | 1925 | |
| Drummondville | Saint-François | Run of river | n/a | 16 | 4 | 9.1 | 1910 | |
| Eastmain-1 | Eastmain | Reservoir | Eastmain-1 Reservoir | 507 | 3 | 63 | 2006 | |
| Bernard-Landry | Eastmain | Reservoir | Eastmain-1 Reservoir | 768 | 3 | 63 | 2012 | |
| Grand-Mère | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 67 | 4 | 25.61 | 1915–1930 | |
| Hart-Jaune | Hart-Jaune | Reservoir | Petit-Lac-Manicouagan Reservoir | 51 | 3 | 39.6 | 1960 | |
| Jean-Lesage | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manic-2 Reservoir | 1,145 | 8 | 70.11 | 1965–1967 | |
| La Gabelle | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 131 | 5 | 17.38 | 1924 | |
| La Grande-1 | La Grande | Run of river | n/a | 1,436 | 12 | 27.5 | 1994–1995 | |
| La Grande-2-A | La Grande | Reservoir | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir | 2,106 | 6 | 138.5 | 1991–1992 | |
| La Grande-3 | La Grande | Reservoir | La Grande-3 Reservoir | 2,417 | 12 | 79 | 1982–1984 | |
| La Grande-4 | La Grande | Reservoir | La Grande-4 Reservoir | 2,779 | 9 | 116.7 | 1984–1986 | |
| La Tuque | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 294 | 6 | 34.75 | 1940–1955 | |
| Lac-Robertson | Véco | Reservoir | Robertson Lake | 21 | 2 | 38.5 | 1995 | |
| Laforge-1 | Laforge | Reservoir | Laforge-1 Reservoir | 878 | 6 | 57.3 | 1993–1994 | |
| Laforge-2 | Laforge | Reservoir | Laforge-2 Reservoir | 319 | 2 | 27.4 | 1996 | |
| Les Cèdres | Saint Lawrence | Run of river | n/a | 103 | 11 | 9.14 | 1914–1924 | |
| Magpie-2 | Côte-Nord | Magpie | 450 | 2026 | ||||
| Magpie-5 | Côte-Nord | Magpie | 385 | 2030 | ||||
| Manic-1 | Manicouagan | Run of river | n/a | 184 | 3 | 36.58 | 1966–1967 | |
| Daniel-Johnson | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manicouagan Reservoir | 1,596 | 8 | 141.8 | 1970 | |
| Manic-5-PA | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manicouagan Reservoir | 1,064 | 4 | 144.5 | 1989 | |
| Mercier | Gatineau | Reservoir | Baskatong Reservoir | 55 | 5 | 18 | 2007 | |
| Mitis-1 | Mitis | Run of river | n/a | 6 | 2 | 36.58 | 1922–1929 | |
| Mitis-2 | Mitis | Run of river | n/a | 4 | 1 | 22.86 | 1947 | |
| Outardes-2 | Outardes | Run of river | n/a | 523 | 3 | 82.3 | 1978 | |
| Outardes-3 | Outardes | Run of river | n/a | 1,026 | 4 | 143.57 | 1969 | |
| Outardes-4 | Outardes | Reservoir | Outardes-4 Reservoir | 785 | 4 | 120.55 | 1969 | |
| Paugan | Gatineau | Run of river | n/a | 213 | 8 | 40.54 | 1928 | |
| Péribonka | Peribonka | Reservoir | 405 | 3 | 67.6 | 2007–2008 | ||
| Petit Mécatina-3 | Côte-Nord | Petit-Mécatina | 320 | 2026 | ||||
| Petit Mécatina-4 | Côte-Nord | Petit-Mécatina | 880 | 2023 | ||||
| Première-Chute | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 131 | 4 | 22.26 | 1968–1975 | |
| Rapide-2 | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 67 | 4 | 20.43 | 1954–1964 | |
| Rapide-7 | Ottawa | Reservoir | Decelles Lake | 67 | 4 | 20.73 | 1941–1949 | |
| Rapide-Blanc | Saint-Maurice | Reservoir | Blanc Reservoir | 204 | 6 | 32.92 | 1934–1955 | |
| Rapide-des-Cœurs | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 79 | 6 | 22.69 | 2008–2009 | |
| Rapides-des-Îles | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 176 | 4 | 26.22 | 1966–1973 | |
| Rapides-des-Quinze | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 103 | 6 | 25.9 | 1923–1955 | |
| Rapides-Farmer | Gatineau | Run of river | n/a | 104 | 5 | 20.12 | 1927 | |
| René-Lévesque | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manic-3 Reservoir | 1,244 | 6 | 94.19 | 1975–1976 | |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | Rivière des Prairies | Run of river | n/a | 54 | 6 | 7.93 | 1929 | |
| Robert-Bourassa | La Grande | Reservoir | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir | 5,616 | 16 | 137.16 | 1979–1981 | |
| Rocher-de-Grand-Mère | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 230 | 3 | 24.3 | 2004 | |
| Romaine-1 | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-1 Reservoir | 270 | 2 | 62.5 | 2015-2016 | |
| Romaine-2 | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-2 Reservoir | 640 | 2 | 156.4 | 2014 | |
| Romaine-3 | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-3 Reservoir | 395 | 2 | 118.9 | 2017 | |
| Romaine-4 | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-4 Reservoir | 245 | 2 | 88.9 | 2020 | |
| Sainte-Marguerite-3 | Sainte-Marguerite | Reservoir | Sainte-Marguerite-3 Reservoir | 882 | 2 | 330 | 2003 | |
| Saint-Narcisse | Batiscan | Run of river | n/a | 15 | 2 | 44.81 | 1926 | |
| Sarcelle | La Grande | Reservoir | Opinaca Reservoir | 150 | 3 | 11.7 | 2013 | |
| Sept-Chutes | Sainte-Anne | Run of river | n/a | 22 | 4 | 124.97 | 1916–1999 | |
| Shawinigan-2 | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 200 | 8 | 44.2 | 1911–1929 | |
| Shawinigan-3 | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 194 | 3 | 44.2 | 1948 | |
| Toulnustouc | Toulnustouc | Reservoir | Sainte-Anne Lake | 526 | 2 | 152 | 2005 | |
| Trenche | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 302 | 6 | 48.47 | 1950 |
Stations with partial Hydro-Québec ownership
| Name | Region | Watershed | Type | Reservoir | Capacity | Units | Head | Commissioned | Ownership |
| McCormick | Manicouagan | Run of river | n/a | 392 | 8 | 37.8 | 1952 | Hydro-Québec and Alcoa |
Privately owned hydroelectric generating stations
List of privately owned hydroelectric generating stations in Quebec, including facilities owned by municipal utilities.| Name | Location | Capacity | Date | Owner | |
| Abénaquis | 2.8 | 1910–1984 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Adam-Cunningham | 7 | 1953 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Arthurville Hydroelectric Dam | 0.65 | 1993 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Ayers-1 | 4.5 | 1929 | Ayers limitée | ||
| Ayers-2 | 1.2 | 1994 | Ayers limitée | ||
| Baie-Saint-Paul | Baie-Saint-Paul | 0.8 | 1898–1997 | Société d'énergie de Baie-Saint-Paul | |
| Barrage-Larocque | 9.9 | 1997 | Kruger Energy | ||
| Marches-Naturelles | 4.5 | 1908–1995 | Boralex | ||
| Belding | 1.5 | 1910 | Ville de Coaticook | ||
| Belle-Rivière | Société d'énergie Belle Rivière | ||||
| Belleterre Hydroelectric Dam | 2.2 | 1994 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Bésy | 18.5 | 2006 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Bird-1 | 2 | 1937–1994 | Boralex | ||
| Bird-2 | 2.8 | 1995 | Boralex | ||
| Buckingham | Buckingham | 9.9 | 1913–1995 | Boralex | |
| Cascades-Savard | 0.03 | 1988 | Restaurant Relais-Gabriel enr. | ||
| Chutes-de-la-Chaudière | 24 | Innergex | |||
| Chicoutimi | 8 | 1923 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Chute-à-Caron Power Station | 224 | 1931 | Rio Tinto Alcan | ||
| Chute-à-la-Savane Power Station | 210 | 1953 | Rio Tinto Alcan | ||
| Chute-aux-Galets | 14.4 | 1921 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Chute-Blanche | Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc | 1.2 | 1998 | Hydro-Morin | |
| Chute-des-Passes Power Station | 750 | 1959 | Rio Tinto Alcan | ||
| Chute-du-Diable Power Station | 205 | 1952 | Rio Tinto Alcan | ||
| Chute-Ford Hydroelectric Dam | 4.95 | 1994 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Chute-Garneau | 5.3 | 1925-2011 | City of Saguenay | ||
| Chutes-à-Gorry | 10.8 | 1993–1997 | Société d'énergie Columbus | ||
| Club Bataram | Clermont | 0.1 | 19?? | Pourvoirie Charlevoix | |
| Club des Alcaniens | Rivière-aux-Rats | 0.02 | 1981 | Club des Alcaniens Shawinigan | |
| Corbeau | |||||
| Côte Sainte-Catherine 1 | 2 | 1995 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Côte Sainte-Catherine 2 | 4.8 | 1993 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Côte Sainte-Catherine 3 | 4.5 | 1995 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Daniel-Larocque | 2.725 | 1912–1987 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Donnacona | 4.8 | 1913–1997 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Drummond | 0.6 | 1927–1965 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Dufferin | 40 | 1958 | Brookfield Renewable Power | ||
| East Angus | East Angus | 2 | 1898–1992 | Boralex | |
| Eustis | 0.7 | 1986 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Fraser | 2.3 | 1992 | Hydro-Fraser | ||
| Frontenac | 2.2 | 1917–1988 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Grande-Dame, La | 1.8 | 1911 | Hydro-Magog | ||
| High Falls | 104 | 1929 | Brookfield Renewable Power | ||
| Hull | Gatineau | 12 | 1913 | Domtar | |
| Hull-2 | Gatineau | 27 | 1920 | Hydro Ottawa | |
| Huntingville | Sherbrooke | 0.5 | 1996 | Boralex | |
| Isle-Maligne | 402 | 1926 | Rio Tinto Alcan | ||
| Jean-Guérin | 5.87 | 1998 | Société d'énergie Columbus | ||
| Jim-Gray | 63 | 1953 | Government of Quebec | ||
| Joey-Tanenbaum | 17 | 1994 | Brookfield Renewable Power | ||
| Jonquière | 4.5 | 1998 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Jonquière-N⁰-1 | 4.5 | 1996 | Hydro-Jonquière | ||
| L'Anse-Saint-Jean | 0.45 | 1995 | Hydro-Morin | ||
| La Pulpe | 3.7 | 1997 | Boralex | ||
| La Sarre-1 | La Sarre | 1.1 | 1994 | Hydro-Abitibi | |
| La Sarre-2 | La Sarre | 0.7 | 1995 | Hydro-Abitibi | |
| Lebreux | 1.1 | 1995 | Hydro Canomore | ||
| Low | Low | 0.4 | 1994 | Hydro Low | |
| Magpie River | 40.6 | 2008 | Hydromega | ||
| Maquatua | Wemindji | 1.1 | 1985 | Sakami Eeyou Corporation | |
| Masson | 105 | 1933 | Brookfield Renewable Power | ||
| McDougall | 8.5 | 1925 | Boralex | ||
| Memphrémagog | 1.9 | 1910 | Hydro-Magog, Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Minashtuk | 9.9 | 2000 | Hydro-Ilnu | ||
| Montmagny | Montmagny | 2.1 | 1996 | Innergex | |
| Moulin Melbourne | Melbourne | 0.12 | 2003 | 9067-8780 Québec | |
| Moulin-aux-Abénakis | Sainte-Claire de Bellechasse | 0.4 | 1997 | Hubert Lacoste | |
| Murdock-Wilson | 55 | 1957 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Onatchiway | 0.45 | 1925 | Resolute Forest Products | ||
| Paton | 1.7 | 1927 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Penman | Coaticook | 2 | 1985 | Town of Coaticook | |
| Pentecôte | Port-Cartier | 2 | 1999 | Algonquin Power | |
| Petite High Falls | 0.5 | 1999 | Hydro Norbyco | ||
| Petites-Bergeronnes | 4.2 | 1994 | Société d'énergie Columbus | ||
| Pont-Arnaud | 8.0 | 1913-2011 | City of Saguenay | ||
| Portneuf 1 | 8 | 1996 | Innergex | ||
| Portneuf-2 | 9.9 | 1996 | Innergex | ||
| Portneuf-3 | 8 | 1996 | Innergex | ||
| Pourvoirie Domaine Touristique La Tuque | La Tuque | 0.1 | 2002 | Pourvoirie Domaine La Tuque | |
| Rawdon Dam | 2.5 | 1994 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Rivière-du-Loup Dam | 2.6 | 1885–1995 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Rock Forest | 2.7 | 1911–2000 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| RSP-1 | 1 | 1954–1993 | Boralex | ||
| RSP-2 | 6 | 1995 | Boralex | ||
| RSP-3 | 5.5 | 1995 | Boralex | ||
| S.P.C. | 38 | 1957 | Elkem Métal Canada | ||
| Saint-Alban Dam | 8.2 | 1901–1996 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Saint-Jérôme | 1.5 | 1888–1997 | Mini-Centrales de l'Est | ||
| Saint-Jovite | Saint-Jovite | 0.3 | 1985 | Les Apôtres de l'Amour Infini | |
| Saint-Lambert | Saint-Lambert | 6 | 1996 | Boralex | |
| Saint-Paul | 0.9 | 1986 | Hydro-Coaticook | ||
| Chute-à-Magnan | Saint-Paulin | 7.7 | 1994 | Innergex | |
| Saint-Raphaël Dam | 3.5 | 1994 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Sainte-Brigitte Dam | 4.2 | 1994 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Sainte-Marguerite-1 and I-B | 30.1 | 1993 | Hydromega | ||
| Sainte-Marguerite-2 | 19.3 | 1954 | Iron Ore Company of Canada | ||
| Shipshaw Power Station | 896 | 1943 | Rio Tinto Alcan | ||
| T.-D.-Bouchard Dam | 2.25 | 1995 | Algonquin Power | ||
| Thibaudeau-Ricard | Shawinigan | 4.9 | 1997 | Thibaudeau-Ricard | |
| W.R. Beatty | 11 | 1917–1995 | Brookfield Renewable Power | ||
| Weedon | 3.825 | 1915 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Westbury | 4.8 | 1929 | Hydro-Sherbrooke | ||
| Windsor | Windsor | 5.5 | 1996 | Innergex |
Other renewables
Wind
List of wind farms in Quebec.Biomass
List of biomass and waste generating stations in Quebec.| Name | Location | Capacity | Date | Owner | Type | |
| Brompton Biomass Cogen. | 19 | 2007 | Kruger Energy | Biomass | ||
| Dolbeau Biomass Cogen. | 26.5 | 2012 | Resolute Forest Products | Biomass | ||
| Haute-Yamaska, Roland Thibault | 3 | 2012–2013 | Terreau Biogaz | Waste | ||
| Chapais Énergie | Chapais | 27 | Chapais Énergie, s.e.c. | Biomass | ||
| Fibrek Saint-Félicien | 42.5 | Fibrek | Biomass | |||
| Saint-Nicéphore | 7.6 | 2012 | Waste Management, Inc | Waste | ||
| Saint-Thomas | 9.35 | 2012 | EBI Énergie | Waste | ||
| Senneterre | Senneterre | 34.6 | 2000 | Boralex | Biomass | |
| Témiscaming mill | 8.1 | 2008 | Tembec | Biomass | ||
| Thurso Cogeneration Plant | 24.3 | 2012 | Fortress Specialty Cellulose | Biomass |
Nuclear
List of nuclear generating stations in Quebec.| Name | Location | Capacity | Date | Owner | Type | |
| Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station | 635 | 1983–2012 | Hydro-Québec | Nuclear |
Fossil fuel
List of fossil fuel generating stations in Quebec.| Name | Location | Capacity | Date | Owner | Type | |
| Bécancour gas turbine | 411 | 1994 | Hydro-Québec | Natural gas | ||
| Cadillac gas turbine | 162 | 1976 | Hydro-Québec | Diesel | ||
| La Citière gas turbine | 309 | 1980 | Hydro-Québec | Diesel | ||
| Tracy Thermal Generating Station | 660 | 1964–1968 | Hydro-Québec | Fuel oil | ||
| Bécancour cogeneration project | 550 | 2006 | TransCanada | Natural gas |